I've been listening to metal for some time, but until now I mainly listened to power metal, and only to a few bands (Sonata Arctica, Blind Guardian, Dream Evil, DragonForce). However, recently I stumbled upon "Absolute Power Metal 2004 - The Definitive Collection", which contains 100 songs of almost as much artists. This made me realise that there is a lot of metal (genres) that I never listened to. So I ask you: could you name me the albums (please, don't only name artists, but also the specific albums) that I should listen to get a good, extensive image of (the best of) heavy metal? Thanks
